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Claude API vs Vertex AI pricing

Vertex AI is cheaper to start: $0.75 per million input tokens, $3.75 per million output, introductory until 2027 against $1 per million input tokens, $5 per million output for Claude API. Claude API has changed its listed prices 6 times since 2024. Vertex AI has changed its listed prices 4 times since 2025.

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Claude API vs Vertex AI at a glance

Current list prices as last read from each pricing page.

Claude API

Full analysis
Starts at
$1 per million input tokens, $5 per million outputHaiku 4.5, USD per million tokens, standard processing
Top listed plan
$10 per million input tokens, $50 per million outputFable 5.1
Priced by
Usage based
Free plan
Not recorded
Price history
since 2024
Price changes
6

Vertex AI

Full analysis
Starts at
$0.75 per million input tokens, $3.75 per million output, introductory until 2027Gemini 3.8 Flash, USD per million tokens, standard tier, prompts up to 200K tokens, global endpoint
Top listed plan
$2 per million input tokens, $12 per million outputGemini 3.1 Pro Preview
Priced by
Usage based
Free plan
Not recorded
Price history
since 2025
Price changes
4

Claude API vs Vertex AI price history

Both histories on one chart. The default line is each product's cheapest paid plan.

$0.10$0.20$0.50$1$220252026$1 Claude API Haiku tier, input$0.75 Vertex AI Gemini Flash tier, input
Claude API: USD per million tokens, standard processing. Vertex AI: USD per million tokens, standard tier, prompts up to 200K tokens, global endpoint. Click a legend entry to add or hide a plan. Log scale.
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ObservedClaude API Haiku tier, inputVertex AI Gemini Flash tier, input
Jun 20, 2024$0.25
Dec 3, 2024$1
Mar 2, 2025$0.15
Jun 3, 2025$0.80
Jun 6, 2025$0.15
Sep 2, 2025$0.30
Oct 1, 2025$0.80
Jan 1, 2026$1
Mar 1, 2026$0.50
Apr 1, 2026$1$0.50
Jul 1, 2026$1
Sep 21, 2026$1
Oct 3, 2026$1$0.75

Plans side by side

Every plan currently listed, with the price it started at where we have it.

Claude APIUSD per million tokens, standard processing

PlanPriceListed since
Top model, input$10was $15 in 2024Jun 2024
Top model, output$50was $75 in 2024Jun 2024
Sonnet tier, input$2was $3 in 2024Jun 2024
Sonnet tier, output$10was $15 in 2024Jun 2024
Haiku tier, input$1was $0.25 in 2024Jun 2024
Haiku tier, output$5was $1.25 in 2024Jun 2024

Vertex AIUSD per million tokens, standard tier, prompts up to 200K tokens, global endpoint

PlanPriceListed since
Gemini Pro tier, input$2was $1.25 in 2025Jun 2025
Gemini Pro tier, output$12was $10 in 2025Jun 2025
Gemini Flash tier, input$0.75was $0.15 in 2025Mar 2025
Gemini Flash tier, output$3.75was $0.60 in 2025Mar 2025

What changed, and when

Every dated price move we have on record for either product, newest first.

  1. Oct 2026Vertex AI raised the Gemini Flash tier input and output prices. Gemini Flash tier, input went from $0.50 to $0.75 (+50%). Gemini Flash tier, output went from $3 to $3.75 (+25%).
  2. Jul 2026Claude API changed its plans and prices. Top model, input went from $5 to $10 (+100%). Top model, output went from $25 to $50 (+100%). Sonnet tier, input went from $3 to $2 (-33%). Sonnet tier, output went from $15 to $10 (-33%).
  3. Mar 2026Vertex AI raised the Gemini Flash tier input and output prices. Gemini Flash tier, input went from $0.30 to $0.50 (+67%). Gemini Flash tier, output went from $2.50 to $3 (+20%).
  4. Jan 2026Claude API changed its plans and prices. Top model, input went from $15 to $5 (-67%). Top model, output went from $75 to $25 (-67%). Haiku tier, input went from $0.80 to $1 (+25%). Haiku tier, output went from $4 to $5 (+25%).
  5. Dec 2025Vertex AI raised the Gemini Pro tier input and output prices. Gemini Pro tier, input went from $1.25 to $2 (+60%). Gemini Pro tier, output went from $10 to $12 (+20%).
  6. Sep 2025Vertex AI raised the Gemini Flash tier input and output prices. Gemini Flash tier, input went from $0.15 to $0.30 (+100%). Gemini Flash tier, output went from $0.60 to $2.50 (+317%).
  7. Jun 2025Vertex AI added the Gemini Pro tier input and output plans. Gemini Pro tier, input listed at $1.25. Gemini Pro tier, output listed at $10.
  8. Jun 2025Claude API cut the Haiku tier input and output prices. Haiku tier, input went from $1 to $0.80 (-20%). Haiku tier, output went from $5 to $4 (-20%).
  9. Dec 2024Claude API raised the Haiku tier input and output prices. Haiku tier, input went from $0.25 to $1 (+300%). Haiku tier, output went from $1.25 to $5 (+300%).

Claude API vs Vertex AI pricing questions

Is Claude API or Vertex AI cheaper?
Vertex AI starts lower at $0.75 per million input tokens, $3.75 per million output, introductory until 2027, Claude API at $1 per million input tokens, $5 per million output. Prices are as shown on each pricing page when it was last read.
Has Claude API or Vertex AI raised prices?
Claude API: Top model, input has been listed since Jun 2024, starting at $15. It came down to $5 by Jan 2026 (-67%), and finally went up to $10 by Jul 2026 (+100%). Top model, output has been listed since Jun 2024, starting at $75. It came down to $25 by Jan 2026 (-67%), and finally went up to $50 by Jul 2026 (+100%). Sonnet tier, input has been listed since Jun 2024, starting at $3. It came down to $2 by Jul 2026 (-33%). Sonnet tier, output has been listed since Jun 2024, starting at $15. It came down to $10 by Jul 2026 (-33%). Haiku tier, input has been listed since Jun 2024, starting at $0.25. It went up to $1 by Dec 2024 (+300%), then came down to $0.80 by Jun 2025 (-20%), and finally went up to $1 by Jan 2026 (+25%). Haiku tier, output has been listed since Jun 2024, starting at $1.25. It went up to $5 by Dec 2024 (+300%), then came down to $4 by Jun 2025 (-20%), and finally went up to $5 by Jan 2026 (+25%). Vertex AI: Gemini Pro tier, input appeared by Jun 2025 at $1.25. It went up to $2 by Dec 2025 (+60%). Gemini Pro tier, output appeared by Jun 2025 at $10. It went up to $12 by Dec 2025 (+20%). Gemini Flash tier, input has been listed since Mar 2025, starting at $0.15. It went up to $0.30 by Sep 2025 (+100%), then went up to $0.50 by Mar 2026 (+67%), and finally went up to $0.75 by Oct 2026 (+50%). Gemini Flash tier, output has been listed since Mar 2025, starting at $0.60. It went up to $2.50 by Sep 2025 (+317%), then went up to $3 by Mar 2026 (+20%), and finally went up to $3.75 by Oct 2026 (+25%).
How are Claude API and Vertex AI priced?
Claude API: usage based, USD per million tokens, standard processing. Vertex AI: usage based, USD per million tokens, standard tier, prompts up to 200K tokens, global endpoint.

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